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Two students in the ACT .

(Alternative Career

Training) program this fail

are doing their work
placements at the North
Shore News, and were
featured last month in the
paper's internal newsletter.
The ACT program for learning
disabled young adults,
combines classes in job
search skills and consumer
awareness with job
placements out in the
community. Among the
organizations that have
offered job placements in
the past are White Spot,
Zellers, Dykhof Nurseries,
and Beaver Foods. "This in-
class and on-the-job
training has provided
learning disabled young
adults with employment
training opportunities in

Leanne Jeffrey

Leanne is enrolled in a work/study
course at Capilano College. Three days
per week are spent in the classroom, and
two in an actual work environment.
Leanne chose the North Shore News as
her job-site; we hope she profits from the
experience!

Leanne spent her summer working as
a telephone solicitor and enjoying her
favorite activities: beach-walking, visiting
Expo, and being with friends.

N.S. NEWS PROVIDES EXPERIENCE

Colleen McNeil

Also on a Cap College work experience
program, Colleen graduated from Wind-
sor Secondary in 1983. Since then, she has
taken a one year studio art course and
worked in the printing and fast food in-
dustries. An ex-Pegasus soccer club
member, Colleen enjoys sports and
people.

the community," says ACT
Coordinator Jolene
Bordewick. "Many graduates
have become employed as a result of this
"hands-on" training style."

| Reprinted with permission from "Our News"

NSEDC hosts Open House, Brooking replaced by Best

"Super" was how North Shore Enterprise
Development Centre Coordinator Bryan
Brooking described the turnout for their
not-so-recent Open House. "We had about
120 people," he said. "At one point. I
couldn't even get through the door into
the reading room because of all the people
in there looking at the publications." The
Open House was held Monday, October 20 from
4 to 7 pm, and featured exhibits by nine
local entrepreneurs who are starting new
ventures, and a short presentation at 5:30
at which local MLA Angus Ree belatedly but
officially opened the Centre. (It has been
open since the spring.) Both North Van.
City and District mayors were in attendance
checking out the exhibits which included
ventures in such varied fields as computer
games, desktop publishing, commercial ski
racks, and videograms (video telegrams—a
little like singing telegrams but less
publicly embarassing). "Everyone had a
good time," said Brooking, adding that

they had to shoo a few of them out the
door after 7:00 in order to lock up.

The last week in October was, among other
things, Bryan Brooking's last week at the
NSEDC, and he spent most of it acquainting
his replacement, Susan Bell, with the
operation. Brooking left the Centre for
Wang Canada—he is now their District
Education Manager for the Western Region
(which includes the four western
provinces).

UNCLASSIFIED

Would the person who took the black and
red pin from my maroon vest (left in

the Water's van) please return it via
interoffice mail. It has a history. Thanks.
- John Brooks, Media Centre